Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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Finally warmed up

At least some. The last several nights it has been close to (or below) freezing but warming up during the day. But I ha...
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posted by susan_r23666
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by susan_r23666

Celery - Favorite recipes?

In order to plant my kabocha pumpkins a few days ago I had to dig up 3 good sized celery plants and they're in my refri...
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Artichoke bandit.

I picked up a couple of artichoke plants in 6" pots at the local nursery, and left them on the patio overnight. The nex...
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posted by videochas
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by videochas

Whadda Ya' Do, Eh?

Who ya' wanna to buy your seeds from and who you wanna to buy your plants from? The local nursery and plant house now s...
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posted by Charlie
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by Charlie

Colony Collapse Disorder

Latest Scientific American, April '09, article (Saving the Honey Bee, pg. 40) claims the a virus, Israeli Acute Paralys...
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posted by wildbilly
17 comments posted 17yrs posted by wildbilly

vegetables recommended by chefs

Article in today's fish wrap (a.k.a. Press Democrat) gave preferences for vegetables grown by local chefs (Sonoma Count...
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posted by wildbilly
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by wildbilly

Patio Gardening

I'm interested in getting into raising vegetables in pots on my patio. For the most part Deer eat anything I plant in t...
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posted by ewillson
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by ewillson

White House to Plant Organic Vegetable Garden

HA...even those at the "top" are scamblin' on the bandwagon!!! Note to ChemicalHeads........see the word "organic" ? ht...
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posted by Charlie
20 comments posted 17yrs posted by Charlie

Strange plant problem

I have been growing my own vegetable plants under fluorescent lights and heating mats for many years. This year I have...
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posted by rgoldste
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by rgoldste

Nut machine question

Does anyone know where online to look to buy a nut butter making machine? I looked at Lehman's, Cabela's, and Amazon an...
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posted by wandhart
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by wandhart

Eggplant borer

I have eggplant borer (Leucinodes orbonalis) in my eggplants for the third year running. I have tried spraying regularl...
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posted by secret
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by secret

Anyone used the new LED grow lights?

I'm trying to get a head start on tomatoes and chiles. I've heard that incandescent lights, while not worthless, are no...
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posted by CLASSACT
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by CLASSACT